First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. First Industrial Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EastGroup Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Industrial Realty Trust	$669.64M	9.71	$287.55M	$2.02	24.30
EastGroup Properties	$640.23M	14.10	$227.75M	$4.57	37.61

Which has more volatility and risk, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FR or EGP a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 88.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EastGroup Properties pays out 122.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Industrial Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. First Industrial Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to FR or EGP?

In the previous week, First Industrial Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust and 2 mentions for EastGroup Properties. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat First Industrial Realty Trust's score of 1.53 indicating that EastGroup Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
EastGroup Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FR or EGP?

99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $55.91, indicating a potential upside of 13.88%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $188.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.38%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Is FR or EGP more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 39.04% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 34.60%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 9.82% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	39.04%	9.82%	5.06%
EastGroup Properties	34.60%	7.41%	4.62%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FR or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 34 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.01% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 431 58.01%	Underperform Votes 312 41.99%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 465 57.20%	Underperform Votes 348 42.80%

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.